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Council, trust, committee, board nominations invited

Posted Sept. 15, 2002

Nominations are invited for 16 AVMA council vacancies, 19 committee seats, and five openings on trusts. The House of Delegates will fill council openings when it meets in July 2003 in Denver. The Executive Board will make appointments to committees and trusts at its May 2003 meeting.

Nominating materials for councils—including instructions for publishing candidates in the 2003 Campaign Guide—were sent in August to AVMA delegates and chief staff officers of organizations represented in the HOD. Others may obtain nomination forms by calling AVMA headquarters at (800) 248-2862, Ext. 6651 for councils, Ext. 6605 for committees.

For councilsIn accordance with the provisions of Article V, Section 11, of the AVMA Bylaws, nominations are invited for each of the council memberships to be acted on at the annual meeting in July 2003.

Nominations shall be made by organizations represented in the House of Delegates or by petition of 10 active members.

Terms of council members are six years, and no council member may serve two consecutive terms on the same council. For this purpose, a term of three years or less will not be counted. No member may serve simultaneously in the House of Delegates and on a council, or on two councils. A former member may become eligible for election to a council at the next annual session after the end of a previous term on a council.

Guidelines for council nominations further stipulate that (1) a nominee will not be eligible to be a candidate for more than one council per year, (2) no member may be nominated for election to more than one position on the same council at one time, and (3) a candidate will not be permitted to change the category to which the candidate has been nominated after the February 1 deadline.

Nominations must be postmarked no later than Feb. 1, 2003, and sent to Dr. Bruce W. Little, AVMA executive vice president. To ensure that nominations will not be invalidated because information supplied is incomplete, nominators should not send résumés or biographic information, but provide this information using the prescribed nomination form:

Name of council

Professional category to be represented

Identification of nominee

Name

Complete address and telephone numbers

Veterinary school and year of graduation

Academic degrees and specialty board certification

Present professional activity

Statement indicating that nominee is an AVMA member active in the professional area, if any, specified for the position and has agreed to serve, if elected

Name of the nominating organization, which must be represented in the House of Delegates, and the signature and title of its executive officer or an officer who is an AVMA member; or the signatures of 10 AVMA member-petitioners

Signature of nominee

Date

For trusts, committees, and boardsNominations are invited for each of the AVMA trust and committee memberships to be appointed by the Executive Board at its May 2003 meeting. These nominations should be postmarked no later than April 1, 2003, and sent to Dr. Arthur Tennyson, AVMA assistant executive vice president.

Nominations may be made by local or state veterinary associations, by allied groups represented in the House of Delegates, or by an AVMA member on that person's or another's behalf.

Each nomination must include a one- or two-page curriculum vitae and a statement that the nominee has agreed to serve, if appointed. Only the first two pages of lengthier curricula vitae that are submitted will be used.

Council vacancies to be filled by the House of Delegates

Council

Professional category of vacancy

Incumbent

Biologic andTherapeutic Agents

Pharmacology (One of the two positions in this category is being designated as Clinical Pharmacology—seebelow*)

Charles R. Short (Dr. Short's position is not being filled in 2003. This is just notification of the expiration of his term.)

Donald J. KlingborgNoneNoneNone

Education

Nonprivate Practice, Nonacademic Veterinary Medicine

Basic or Preclinical Science (one member active in this field who is a member of the faculty of a university having an accredited school or college of veterinary medicine or a department of veterinary science)

Lee M. Myers

George H. Cardinet

Public Healthand RegulatoryVeterinary Medicine

Agricultural Agencies (Two positions)

Nancy A. FrankJan A. Leder†

Public Relations

Private Practice, Predominantly Small Animal

Public Health or Regulatory Veterinary Medicine

Richard L. Dixon

Lisa A. Conti

Judicial

No category specified

Aaron H. Groth

Research

Veterinary Medical Colleges (Two positions—formerly identified as Veterinary Medical Research) (Two members who serve as dean or associate dean/director of research at an AVMA-accredited school or college of veterinary medicine)

Note: "Predominantly" is defined as 50 percent or more of the candidate's professional activity being in the category specified. "Exclusively" is defined as 90 percent or more of the candidate's professional activity being in the category specified.† Eligible for re-election; served a term of three years or less